immigrate
verb (used without object)
to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence.
immigrating
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present participleof immigrate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It was trying to unravel years of sacrifice that the couple had made since immigrating to the United States from El Salvador.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Yet, in the late 19th century, the number of Catholics immigrating to the U.S. surged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
He spent time in the Middle East when his father was ambassador to Syria and Lebanon before immigrating to the San Francisco Bay Area with his family as a teenager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Koreans began immigrating to Los Angeles in the early 1900s as Korea lost independence to Japan, with a formal subjugation in 1910.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
We are a family—not perfect, not all the same, some rich, some poor, all kinds of religions and skin colors, some born in America and some immigrating here.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
